| Source |
Administrative data
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| Title |
Case Control Cards (handwritten running narratives that CSE staff produce to describe their activities relating to a particular case)
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
CSE cases for 200 children.
Collected 4/91.
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| Sites |
Two urban counties in a large state.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
187 case cards collected.
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| Source |
Field Research
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| Title |
Key informant interviews and site visits
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
Interviews with line staff and supervisors in the CSE and JOBS programs and representatives of the judiciary (number in sample not reported).
Data collection schedule not reported.
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| Sites |
Two urban counties in a large state.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Structured interview guides were used to cover a standard of topics with staff in similar positions. Discussions with staff focused on such issues as case processing procedures, employee performance evaluation methods, and typical strategies for coping with heavy workloads.
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| Source |
Interview
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| Title |
Qualitative data
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
32 low-income individuals (non-custodial parents).
Non-random selection of program group members.
Collected at least twice since random assignment (4/94 - 6/96).
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| Sites |
All sites.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Fielded sample number not reported.
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Semi-structured interviews lasted 1½ hours.
Non-structured interviews lasted 5 minutes to 3 hours.
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| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Baseline Information Intake Form
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
5,611 low-income individuals (non-custodial parents).
Sample of 2,918 program and 2,792 control group members.
Collected at baseline.
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| Sites |
All sites.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| |
| Source |
Administrative data
|
| Title |
PFS program participation data
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
1,962 low-income individuals (non-custodial parents).
Sample of all program group members who participated in at least 1 activity.
Collected monthly after random assignment.
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| Sites |
All sites.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| |
| Source |
Administrative data
|
| Title |
Earnings and child support data
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
5,611 non-custodial parents
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| Sites |
All sites.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
N/A
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| Additional Execution Notes |
No notes reported.
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| |
| Source |
Survey
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| Title |
Survey of custodial parents and non-custodial parents
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| Sample Characteristics/Data Collection |
2,186 custodial parents and 553 non-custodial parents.
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| Sites |
All sites.
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| Response Rate/Attrition Notes |
Reported response rates:
Custodial parents: 90.2%
Non-custodial parents: 78%
Matched pair: 78%
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| Additional Execution Notes |
Survey conducted approximately 1 year after non-custodial parents entered the study sample.
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